Claim: Image shows list of books banned in Florida schools and libraries
In July, a new Florida law went into effect allowing parents to register their concerns about books being taught in schools and petition their local districts to ban them.
Nonetheless, many celebrities on social media claim that the law immediately banned large numbers of books in schools and libraries across the state. I distributed an image with the title.
The list of books includes novels that have been taught in schools for generations, such as “Kill a Mockingbird,” “The Catcher in the Rye,” and “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” increase. Also included are the Harry Potter series and the Song of Solomon from the Bible.
image of bansho index shared by President of the American Federation of Teachers Randy Weingarten When star wars actor mark hamill August 21st and 22nd. Hamill’s twitter has garnered over 30,000 retweets and 150,000 likes.
An Aug. 21 Facebook post featuring an image of the booklist was shared 80 times. The post reads, “Florida’s current list of banned books. Tragically how many totalitarian third world states will there be in America in 2022.”
But the list is fictional.
School districts can ban books through a process created by the new law, Florida has not banned books at the state level, a spokesperson for Governor Ron DeSantis told USA TODAY.
In fact, some of the works on the list have been recommended to school districts by state departments of education.
Weingarten Corrected and deleted her tweet Within hours of posting. Numerous other posts featuring lists, like Hamillremains online.
USA TODAY reached out to Hamill and another user who shared the post for comment.
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Florida has no state-level book ban
The education bill, HB1467, passed the state legislature earlier this year and was signed into law by DeSantis. Parents can review and contest all materials, including books. The law also sets term limits for school board members, creates selection requirements for school materials, and requires school districts to hold public meetings related to materials.
Florida has not banned specific books statewide, DeSantis spokesman Bryan Griffin told USA TODAY in an email. and local school districts are responsible for enforcing it,” he said.
These content guidelines Requiring professional review of readings and prohibiting readings that are “inappropriate for the grade or age group in which the material is used” or that contain “obscene content.”
Claims that the book shown in the image is banned in Florida are false, Griffin said.
“The image is fake. As far as I can see, this is a completely fictitious list,” he said.
USA TODAY also couldn’t find a reliable source for the list.
Additionally, Griffin pointed out “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “1984,” “Of Mice and Man,” “Call of the Wild,” and “Lord of the Flies.”
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Based on our research, we discredit the claim that the image shows a list of books banned in Florida schools and libraries. The state of Florida has not issued a statewide book ban, a DeSantis spokesperson told her USA TODAY, adding that some of the works on the list are in the Educators’ Guide to Florida Education. recommended by the Ministry.
Fact-check sources:
- Associated Press, Aug. 22, Florida did not ban ‘to kill mockingbirds’ as fake list suggests
- Bryan Griffin, email exchange with USA TODAY, August 23rd
- Randi Weingarten, August 24, email statement to USA TODAY
- Florida Department of Education, accessed August 23, BEST Standards: English Language Arts
- Florida Legislature, accessed Aug. 24, Florida Law 1006.28: Early Learning – 20 Education Code
- Florida Senate, Accessed August 17, 2022 Bill Summary – CS/HB 1467 — K-12 Education
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